Volume 23 Of Microsoft Security Intelligence Report Released

Recently, Microsoft has released volume 23 of its Security Intelligence Report. The report is based on Microsoft’s analysis of on-premises systems and cloud services, focusing on threat trends. The consumers and commercial on-premises systems and cloud services send anonymous data sources for the report which is operated by Microsoft on a global scale.

The company also shares the key takeaway in the following three points -

Botnets continue to impact millions of computers globally.

Easy marks methods like phishing are commonly used by cybercriminals.

Ransomware remains a force to be reckoned with.

Microsoft also shares some examples of the aforementioned trends in a blog and provides some solutions for standard security practices as-

“What can be done in the enterprise? Following standard information security practices, such as keeping software and security solutions up-to-date, is important. The proliferation of low-cost attack methods such as social engineering is a reminder of the importance of security awareness training for employees to keep them apprised of latest phishing techniques. The report covers more detailed recommendations.”

You can download the complete Microsoft Security Intelligence Report Volume 23 from here.

They have also scheduled a webcast on April 10, 2018, to discuss all the themes of the report in detail. You can register for that from here.

You can read more on Microsoft Security Intelligence Report volume 23 here.